Friday, 31 October 2008

A reminder to any SROC juniors that the Yvette Baker Trophy qualifying round is at Torver on Sunday. Sarah Watkins requests that you let her know if you are taking part so that she can make sure everybody has a start slot allocated. Anyone is welcome - some of our juniors at an England selection race - so SROC needs your help!

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

There were a number of SROC members that took part in the well publicised OMM event at the weekend. Jo Hamilton-Taylor has found an article that strikes a balance compared to the sensationalist reporting from the mainstream media. There is also a thread on the message board where you can share your 'experience' with everybody.

Monday, 27 October 2008

Congratulations to Zoe and Katrin Harding on their storming run in the second night street event of the season in Chorley. Along with MDOC's John Britton they achieved the highest points per hour. After adjusting for age, Zoe and Katrin again set the standard gaining 100 points in this League. The event results and latest league scores are now available on the street league page.

Note that the next round of the series is on the 12th November at Carnforth.

Monday, 20 October 2008

Our next big event is at Torver on Sunday 2nd November, when we will be hosting the North West preliminary round of the Yvette Baker Trophy, the national competition for juniors representing their clubs. There will be a range of colour coded courses from Yellow to Brown on this excellent technical Lakeland terrain. For more details see the flyer.

I would like to say a big thank you for coming and supporting the club, and putting in a highly creditable performance. Coming 7th is very good indeed, and perhaps it's a bit like the Olympics - the first time it's all new and strange, and you don't do your best performance - next time. . . ! The main thing is that we all enjoyed ourselves, see the photos in the Gallery. Let's hear your experiences on the message board - triumphs and disasters. And what were the funniest moments?

This day only went off so successfully because of the effort put in by some club members - notably Sarah Watkins our Club Captain and Steve Wilson - stats analyst extraordinaire! So a very big thank you to them.

Martyn Roome

Sunday, 19 October 2008

A coach load of South Ribble runners had a grand outing to Sutton Park today (19th October). The occasion was the Compass Sport Cup Final, hosted by OD. Many enjoyed their runs, but a few had nightmares of varying degrees. When the points were counted we had finished 7th, not bad for the first time at the final! Full results are available here.

Saturday, 18 October 2008

The first set of scores (both raw and age-adjusted) are now available from the Street League index. Check out the RouteGadget page for some of the winning routes, and see the RG instructions if unsure about how to add your own.

Friday, 17 October 2008

Please note that on Tuesday October 28 there will be no circuits session at Ripley School as it is half term. The circuits session is taking place as usual on October 21 and will be back again on November 4. Do come and join the fun.

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Will all Compass Sport Cup coach passengers please note that the pick up times have been moved forward by 15 minutes. This means that Lancaster will be 07.15am and Fulwood 07.45am. Please can everyone concerned email Sarah to say you have read this message, and tell anyone else who may not have read their email or looked at the website to do so.

Last night saw the first street event of the season with over 40 SROC members and guests pounding the streets of Clitheroe, then tucking into massive portions of pie and peas arranged by the Ormerods. Results, league points and routegadget will shortly be posted on the website. In the meantime, there is already discussion on the message board. Because of half-term and Bonfire Night, note that there is just a week's gap until Event 2 (Chorley on 22 October), then a three week gap to Event 3 at Carnforth (November 12th).

Following good runs in the London City race on Saturday 12th October SROC members Glenys Ferguson (Women's Supervets) and Steve McLean (Men's Vets) are both lying in second place in their respective classes in the Nopesport Urban League. See the full Women's and Men's tables.

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Seventeen SROC members had a great time at the Ceilidh on Friday 10th October, which was organised for Garstang Sports Clubs at Claughton Village Hall. If you thought that we got lost in the forest it was nothing to how we got lost in the middle of the dances - chaos and laughter ensuing! Some members (no naming and shaming) don't know their dosidos from their strip the willows. The photos show us taking fuel on board, gathering strength and energy for the next bout of activity. Definitely should be part of the circuit training on a Tuesday.

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Or reasons to come along to the club training session at Ripley St Thomas next Tuesday, 14th October. 1. British Orienteering Participation Manager Steve Vernon will be making a guest appearance, and sharing some of his extensive physical training knowledge. 2. There will be the usual full program of circuits and O exercises. 3. Later we will have a session preparing for the Compass Sport Cup match, studying the map and finalising transport details. Team members please make every effort to attend. Steve will be leading a short run from 5.45, otherwise meet at 6.30 as normal. See this map for location details.